Chapter 3-microbes Through A Microscope Flashcards by holly France

Comes from the Greek words for true nucleus

Eukaryotes

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Comes from the Greek words for prenucleus

Prokaryote

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One circular chromosome, not in a membrane

Prokaryote

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No histones

No organelles

Prokaryote

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Peptidoglycan

Bacteria cell walls

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Pseudomurein

Archaea cell walls

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Binary fission

Prokaryotes

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Paired chromosomes in a nuclear membrane

Eukaryotes

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Histones
Organelles
Mitotic spindle
Polysaccharide cell walls

Eukaryotes

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Rod shaped

Bacillus

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Coccus

Spherical

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Helical-spirillum, vibrio, spirochete

Spiral

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Diplococci

Diplobacilli

Pairs

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Staphylococci

Clusters

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Streptococci

Streptobacilli

Chain

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The two type of clusters

Chain

Cluster group

Sugar coating
Outside cell wall
Usually sticky

Glycocalyx

Neatly organized

Capsule

Unorganized and loose

Slime layer

Extra cellular polysaccharide allows cell to attach

Glycocalyx

Capsules prevent phagocytosis

Glycocalyx